Father dies trying to save 7-year-old daughter after giant wave sweeps her out to sea at California beach

A begetter and his 7-year-old girl died astatine a Northern California formation aft a almighty question swept the miss distant and helium tried to prevention her, officials said Sunday.

The household was visiting Garrapata State Beach connected Friday erstwhile a 15–20-foot question pulled the miss from the shoreline, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

Her father, 39-year-old Yuji Hu of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, jumped successful aft her but was besides swept distant by the surf, the sheriff’s bureau said.

The girl’s parent followed them into the h2o but was rapidly overwhelmed. She managed to instrumentality to enactment connected her own. A 2-year-old sibling was contiguous but not harmed.

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The hunt ended Sunday aft a diver recovered the assemblage of the kid offshore. (Monterey County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue)

A beachgoer and an off-duty California State Parks serviceman worked unneurotic to propulsion Hu from the water. They performed CPR earlier Hu was taken to a hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead. The parent was treated for hypothermia and released.

Rescue teams launched a two-day, multi-agency hunt for the missing girl. Ground teams combed the shoreline and cliffs for signs of the child, portion helicopters scoured the country by aerial and divers searched the sea.

A chopper is seen scouring the shoreline wherever the kid was past seen astatine Garrapata State Beach successful Northern California. (Monterey County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue)

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On Sunday, a diver located a assemblage astir 100 yards offshore and astir fractional a mile northbound of wherever the miss was past seen. The assemblage was brought to enactment and aboriginal confirmed to beryllium the 7-year-old girl.

Rescuer teams searched for the miss connected Friday and Saturday without success. (Monterey County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue)

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"The household has expressed their gratitude to each agencies, personnel, and assemblage members progressive successful the hunt and betterment efforts," the sheriff’s bureau said. "They proceed to petition privateness and bash not privation to marque further statements astatine this time."